Since the holiday season is already here, there is definitely plenty of time for you to celebrate and enjoy the parties this time of the year with your friends, family, and loved ones. However, you might find it very challenging to decide on the type of food that you should prepare for the holidays. Fortunately,…
Do you know when the 12 days of Christmas actually begins? Apparently a lot of people do not. I cringe when I see people counting down from December 1st, or when I see commercials making reference to the 12 days of Christmas and start their holiday specials on December 14 and begin counting down to…
The Christmas season has officially begun, so I really need to get my butt in gear and get to work on making Christmas decorations. While flipping through a magazine the other day I saw these really cool DIY tabletop Christmas trees. I really liked how they looked and they seemed pretty easy to make, so…
Last year I purchased a Christmas advent calendar. It was very nice and all, but this year I wanted to make my own. It took me a long time to come up with an idea of how I wanted to make it, but I finally decided on this. It was very easy to make. DIY…
While Christmas may be the most expensive holiday of the year, for some families, Halloween can follow as a close second. Halloween is the one time of year where both children and parents can dress up in costume, and adorn their house and yard with tons of spooky decorations. For families on a budget, there…
Although Halloween costumes for kids can be so cute, they can also be quite expensive. It’s true that kids can wear the costumes more than once, but when it comes to infants, this is not always the case. Therefore, spending money on a pricey infant Halloween costume is not very practical. The better way would…
Growing up, I attended a Catholic elementary school. I fondly remember the days leading up to St. Patrick’s day. There was always a flurry of fun activities surrounding this day and lots of green to be seen. Like his mama, Z.E.N. attends a Catholic school as well, and seeing his coursework on St. Patrick’s day…
As I mentioned in my previous post about decorating for the holidays, one of the items we purchased while shopping at the Sears Holiday Shop was a Christmas train set for Z.E.N. As soon as we got home, he insisted that we had to set it up. We had a long day and I really…
After decorating our tree last week, I realized that Christmas was approaching fast, and I barely had any other decorations up. The house looked boring, and Z.E.N. kept asking if we were going to decorate. I didn’t have much in terms of holiday home décor, plus funds were low so I was delighted when I…
